How can a concept that individually we believe that we understand, and that is
defined as the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry, continue to defy firm
definition? While tourists increasingly define themselves ...

This paper had its origin as a final year tourism research report at Lincoln
University. In it we briefly review the concept of garden tourism which includes garden tours, garden festivals and special events, and the ...

Understanding visitor decision making, on-site spatial behaviours, cognitive maps and destination perceptions enhances understandings of the way in which tourism and visitors impact upon local communities. It should also ...

This report presents an analysis of summertime visitors to Kaikoura. Detailed information is presented on descriptive visitor characteristics, the attractions of Kaikoura, and activities undertaken, for a systematic sample ...

Fairweather, John R.; Simmons, David G.(Lincoln University. Tourism Research and Education Centre., 1998-09)

The annual total of visitors to Kaikoura was estimated at 873,000. This number was derived from a method that involved four key steps: counting all traffic entering Kaikoura, observing a sample of vehicles to record licence ...

Simmons, David G.; Fairweather, John R.(Lincoln University. Tourism Research and Education Centre., 1998-09)

This report proposes a process for tourism planning in Kaikoura, and outlines key findings and policy implications from the nine field research projects undertaken for Kaikoura under the public good science
funded project, ...

The objective of this research was to measure the level of economic activity (employment, output and value added) in Kaikoura arising both directly and indirectly from tourism, to assess the ratio of total to direct effects, ...

The objectives of this report were to describe and evaluate the interaction between Kaikoura Māori, their culture and tourism. To achieve these objectives a cross section of the Māori community was canvassed to reflect ...

The primary focus of this report is on the way that tourism has affected the Kaikoura community and how that community has adapted to the changes that tourism has brought. As research progressed, it became obvious that the ...